New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-11
GAPING FOR CITY CHILDREN
v,,D FRIENDS SHOW THEIR SYMPATHY
.,uvsy HUNDREDS OF BENEFIcIARIEs OF TIE
.r.u .In RLNn ARE HEING ENTERrAlEED.


rREsH.AIR PUND ARE BEING ENTERTAINED.
wov,vt,. n. Y, Aug lO.--wednesday, August 3,
-, Fresh.Air DaS" in this place, and tue scenes
.,,.ndine the arrival aud distribution OF the fresh
Air party will not be forgotten by the inhabit''s ot
manv long day. Long before the v'iissers "e n
awake the streets we're eohong TO the ru'hoio VI w
farmers wagons rs they passed throngh tue VOW" '
80 ,roce.sion and at a sessouable hour the whole
town apparently on Its way 10 the s'"'o" o
strests wore a holiday aspect, ana business nao oV
declared OF pending the arrival oil l"c iIos"-A',
train Fresh Air" mad su reiseded the Wea'heT anu
ar iona a.. ,nudsnen tai topic Of conversation, and
.ha gora,al course If MoravIan events was hIghly
favored with tho Fresh-Air extracts.lt was IKE
ontrv tar day In the town, and at the station one
could easily imagine that hotatia had gathered there
% nav its respects 70 the Presider tia oarty.
when IT beoarne known that the train was delayed
&wo hours the big crowd disappointed, bur- with
CONNIE 1dabe patience, resolved 10 STICK IL ou anu
onlv few farmers who were obliged TO return 10
harvest York, LETT tho station Fuiiy uoushno
xeople had gathered at 8 o'clock. when the tooun2
vbse of The approaching train sent each person into
a di,tinct shade OF emotional convulsions The small
bovs climbed aloft AMI shouted and yelled, tie eager
ezen and the expectant oTaned their necks
into points Of observs lion, aud the whole crowd ex
ctedly rushed oct to meet the party. The commoton
reached its height when the 33 children alghted and
fled by twos through the su:ging. pushing crowdJ
"Wal wal wonder where my boy and gal are ' :"
unused distracted farmer. be tried In vain 10 PICK
his particular candidates from tne ehucss oo VA
children The condiments passed upon the appear
spce and aeportment of boys and girls would have
turned the heads OF ordinary m7rtas' ana tho h''o
visitors were obi ged to wade through chorus OF ap
nreciative. com,nsnts. in which their qualities as
Ia ar cute cunning. lovely and pretty children
were disouss ed in explanatory tones The distribution
of the party exciting and each assignment as
greeted with comments critical ana OTHERWISE pat
sways kindly. One could almost imagine that
iotery drawing in progress, for as the names OF
hosts aud guests were called, both stepped INTO the
sentr, OF the big t-house-tbe host to wonder
nat sort of prize he would draw and the Little one
20 eonfoe herself ir leity into unknown hands All
this time the people we're croWding ana pusnlng III
tbeir eageruess 10 the "hot-ars, as ono OF the
Farmers expressed it. and tho description was quite
snpropriaie for what with tue Gun and the crowds
tbe temperature stridng nantcailY toward the
century mark
~. nv little girls so thar can lcos at them, even
can't get them yet" and he spent the remainder OF tue
bour gazing with admiration at two little twin sisters,
~bo stood far from the madding crowd, with their
arms twined around each other, and peacefully
obliyous of the busy around them. One
.peial prize in tho drawing, in the shape OF three
sisters and q ntle brother, tell 10 two brothers oy
the name OF Smith. Luckiy for the Fresh All Family,
The quart will not be disturbed, as their hosts live IN
adjoining farms and have promised the children
iamily picnic every day.
The close OF the distribution, which occupied about
An hour was greeted with cheers by the large crowd
who mad watched With untasgus interest each
ASSIGNMENT of guest TO host aud now Iessted their
eyes on such a collection OF young humanity a
Norsyia had never bsiore In a few moments the
ouiet streets OF the town were again enyeued Dy the
ssetnrp of the WAGONS and the pedestrians, md he
los shouts and delighted cries OF the boys ana elIs
We're echoed and re-echoed by the saiutes OF the
Horavlaus until time and distance separated I'll COM
batante. 80. =, =.
M,raya receives the Fresh iir children for the first
time and it il ali matter Of Pride to her citzens
that in the first attempt they viii nave the nouor sh
credit of entertaining the largest number OF fTe'-Ar
children who have been TO any one place this
wear The 81 ,rious aud wbole-souied welcome winch
The children recsived Ia an emphatic assurance that
two VEGAS brimul OF fun and every sort OF pleasure
are in store Tor every one of tue youngsters;
- They sent me lust tue kind of boy wanted"
was the comment of one farmer, rs he pointed 10
irrespective farmer lal, perchei on the wagon seat
In secure possession OF the reins ana twitching
peryousl with a desire - evoke tnree minute gait
from soherg ..ei farm horse, whose widest dreams
of racetrack triumphs would not place her III the
fifteen minute class. d" | reckon he'll ms Ike as good
far uer as any OF en- The ssIn- spirit OF Satisfaction
was universal among all those who bad received ehii.
dren. The children were clean an l neat. tldy ana
noite and a member of the committee enthusiast
sally asserted that ss regards behavior the children
would hold their own with an equal NUMBER OIL cnh
dren chosen from the town Tne preiimnal medicai
examination had been most thorolge. ana IL Noulu
have taken the eye ot "a ncens 10 nave lou na Traces
of conta lion or other Objectionable disorder among
the children Under these assurances inc GOOD people
of the village have devoted themselves %ith might
aud main the entertainment OF the cnli1ren aau
can safely be conjcctural hat many little heart VIII
be peraHenly gladdened By two-weeks VISIT III tue
beautiful Morsvan Valley.
An account Of tho Fresh-Air " ,rk at Moravis would
bencomplee without reference to the vigorous work
nj tine committee VINO carried tue affair successfully
10 It's Issue Several weeks ago call was made Tor
public mass-mcetng to consider the claims OF the
fre.h. Air cause. The hall was crowded, and II was
that never before the history OF the village
had there bean larger and more enthusiastic gather
ting the people committee consisting OF inc hes'
W j. H. Hei6el. chairman; the Rev. l.. G. Smith,
the Rev A. r.. Babeock. Leander Fits NJ. f. Kenyon,
Editor of rhe Moravian Valley Register" secretary;
George A. PeArsal and John HarGnstt, was appointed
and the surrounding county divided into districts
for csnv sssing purposes The final request Tor party
Of 1873 to which were added thirteen extras " on
Tbur.day norning is sufficient indication OF the care
ful add thorough work OF these gentle men.
~rr,NtiNEss OF THE VISITING CT ILDREN